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Please click here for the guidlines to the 2012 Passage to Paris Prize. Rules are below.
FBC Competition Rules 2012
1. These FBC Competition 2012 rules relate to the competition FBC Primary School Prize for the Primary School Award. PLEASE READ THESE RULES CAREFULLY BEFORE ENTERING THE COMPETITION.
2. Further information on the Award can be found on the website at http://www.francobritishcouncil.org.uk
3. The Competition is run by the Franco-British Council, British Section (FBC).
4. By entering the Competition entrants will be deemed to have accepted the Rules and be bound by them.
5. The Competition opens on 16th January 2012
6. Entries must be received by no later than 17:00 BST on 30th March 2012. Late, illegible, damaged, incorrect or illegal entries will be disqualified. The FBC cannot take any responsibility for any such entries. Proof of sending is not proof of receipt by the FBC
7. Entry to the Competition is free.
8. The Competition is open to pupils in Year 4 and/or Year 5 as at the Competition closing date who are resident in the UK excluding employees of the FBC or Competition judges (or members of their immediate families).
9. Entries can involve stories with or without illustrations. Each entry must be the entrant's own original work. Entries must fit inside the circles on both sides of the A3 sheet provided. There is no minimum/maximum number of words. Each Class Anthology should contain a minimum of ten stories but there is no maximum number of stories per class although only one entry per child is allowed. The prize will be awarded on the basis of the overall quality of the work of the whole class.
10. It is not necessary to have good spelling or grammatical skills to enter the Competition. Entries will be judged on originality and creativity, rather than how they are executed. The decision of the Competition judges is final.
11. Entries must be made by post to FBC, 10-11 Dacre Street, London SW1H 0DJ. Entries cannot be returned.
12. Entries must be accompanied by a completed entry form. This form must be completed by the teacher on behalf of their class.
13. Each piece of work entered into the Competition as part of the Class Anthology must be marked with the entrant's name and school.
14. A jury selected by the FBC will review all entries and select the Competition winning class.
15. The winning school will be notified by 11th June 2012 using the contact details on their entry form. If the FBC is unable to contact any School by18th June 2012, the FBC may select another school as a substitute winner.
16. The winning class will be invited to attend an Award ceremony at St. Pancras Eurostar terminal, the date and time of which will be notified in advance. The winning class must confirm whether or not they will attend the Ceremony by the date specified on the invitation. Failure to respond to the invitation will be treated as an inability to attend.
17. The date, time and location of the Ceremony may be subject to change at the discretion of the FBC.
18. The primary schools’ entries will be judged by the jury including Michael Morpurgo, Boyd Tonkin, Nick Mair, Mary Walsh and the FBC Chair, Joyce Quin as chair.
19. The winning class selected by the judges will receive the following prize:
A day trip to Paris on Eurostar including travel within Paris, refreshments and entry to the Eiffel Tower.
20. Travel can be arranged at any time subject to the availability of tickets and with the caveat that it cannot take place during the period of the 2012 Olympics (27.07.12-09.09.12).
21. A maximum of 30 tickets will be issued. All prizes are not transferable. No cash alternative is available for any prize.
22. The FBC reserves the right to cancel the Competition, to offer alternative prizes and to change the Rules at any stage.
23. In consideration for the FBC's acceptance of an entry and by submitting an entry to the Competition:
- Each entrant gives the FBC permission to use and publish his or her entry to the Competition in any media and format throughout the world, including in any Anthology and in a gallery on the Website. Each entrant waives all moral rights in his or her entry to the Competition; and each entrant warrants that nothing in his or her entry will infringe the copyright or any other intellectual property right of any third party or defame any third party.
- Parents or guardians of winning entrants may be asked to sign a consent form agreeing to the above after the winners have been announced. Failure to sign this consent form may result in a child’s entry not being included either on the website, in other publicity or in printed form.
24. Acceptance of the prize money will indicate the author`s agreement to their story being published in an anthology by the Franco-British Council. There shall be no further fee for such publication. Franco-British Council will represent the author in the sale of any subsidiary rights to the story arising from the publication of the anthology and will pay the author their share within 60 days of receipt.
25. Entrants to the Competition consent to the use by the FBC of their name, age and school to announce the winners of the Competition and to identify entrants in any publication of an entry in accordance with the Rules. Entrants also consent to the use of their personal information by the FBC to contact prize winners, to verify compliance with the Rules and for administration of the Competition. Winners may be required to take part in publicity for the Award and the Competition.
26. Any questions concerning the Rules or the Competition may be directed to adampreston@francobritishcouncil.org.uk
27. These Rules are governed by English law and the Courts of England and Wales have exclusive jurisdiction over any disputes arising out of the Rules.
28. The prize is only open to state schools which are located within 2 kilometres as the crow flies from the St Pancras terminal and which have been selected and notified of the prize by the FBC. The decision on who can enter rests with the FBC.
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